60 NOTES ON SOME FISHES FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. 



Genus XII. — Persephona, Leach. 



Sp. 1. Per sepliona tuberculosa, A. Milne-Edwards f Journal des 

 Museum Godeffroy, Band I., p. 86). Testa quadrata, tumida, 

 granulis complanatis, apudmarginesmajoribus, omniuo instructa; 

 regioue gastrica tuberculis tribus ; regione cardiaca tuberculo 

 magno, fissura angustissima circumseripto ; raargine postico 

 tuberculis cluobus ; peclibus anticis longis, grauulatis. 



Hah. Bass's Strts. 



Explanation of Plates 5. and 6. 



Plate 5. 

 Pig. 1 . — Leucosia splendida ; with, female abdomen, and lateral 

 view of carapace. 

 „ 2. — Leucosia Chevertii ' ; with male abdomen. 

 ?j 3. — Myra australis ; with male, and female abdomen, and 



lateral view of carapace. 

 ,, 4. — Myra darnleyensis ; with the male and female abdomen. 

 „ 5. — Myrodes gigas ■ with the male and female abdomen. 



Plate 6. 

 Pig. 1 . — Leucosia Leslii ; with male abdomen. 



„ 2. — Phlyxia orbicularis ; with male and female abdomen, 



and lateral view of carapace. 

 ,, 3. — Phlyxia granulosa, with male and female abdomen, 



and lateral view of carapace. 

 „ 4. — Arcania pulclierrima ; with female abdomen. 

 ,, 5. — Litliadia sculpta ; with female abdomen. 



Notes on some Fishes from the Solomon Islands. 

 By William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. 



I became a few days ago the possessor of part of a zoological 

 collection made at the Solomon Islands by Mr. Cockerell. 



